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Introduced
04/25/2017
04/25/2017
In Committee
05/03/2017
05/03/2017
Crossed Over
06/21/2017
06/21/2017
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Traveler Redress Improvement Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to ensure the availability of the Department of Homeland Security Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP) redress process to adjudicate inquiries for individuals who: are U.S. citizens or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence, have filed an inquiry with DHS TRIP after receiving enhanced screening at an airport security checkpoint more than three times in a 60-day period, and believe they have been wrongly identified as being a threat to aviation security. TSA shall review and update the Privacy Impact Assessment for the Secure Flight programs for accuracy and make such assessment available to the public on TSA's website. TSA shall also review its intelligence-based screening rules, notify specified federal agencies of any rule changes, and ensure such rules are incorporated in the risk analysis conducted during the Federal Air Marshal mission scheduling process. The Government Accountability Office shall: study the effectiveness of such rules in identifying and mitigating potential threats to aviation security; and examine coordination between the TSA, DHS, and other relevant partners relating to changing, updating, implementing, or suspending such rules as necessary.
AI Summary
This bill, the Traveler Redress Improvement Act of 2017, directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to ensure the availability of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (TRIP) redress process for individuals who are U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents, have received enhanced screening at airport checkpoints more than three times in 60 days, and believe they have been wrongly identified as a threat to aviation security. The bill also requires TSA to review and update the Privacy Impact Assessment for the Secure Flight programs, notify relevant agencies of changes to its intelligence-based screening rules, and ensure those rules are incorporated into the risk analysis for Federal Air Marshal mission scheduling. The Government Accountability Office is tasked with studying the effectiveness of TSA's screening rules and coordination among agencies in updating those rules.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (5)
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (on 06/21/2017)
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